Valgrana
Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image received from Don Roberto Masticchio
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B01: inscription
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BU01: Christ - monogram - IHS
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BU02: coat of arms
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BU03: design element - motifs - foliage
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BU04: design element - motifs - scallop - 8
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CR01: symbol - letter
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LB01: design element - motifs - moulding
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LB02: design element - motifs - leaf or spur
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roberto Mastacchi, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph by Don Roberto Masticchio
Copyright Instructions: Image received from Don Roberto Masticchio
INFORMATION
FontID: 14954VAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Chiesa di San Martino
Church Patron Saints: St. Martin of Tours
Country Name: Italy
Location: Cuneo, Piemonte
Directions to Site: Located in Valle Grana / Val Grana
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 15th century (mid), Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Workshop of the Zabreri di Pagliero / Credo font / heraldic font
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Don Roberto Mastacchi for the photograph of this font
Font Notes:
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Noted in [http://www.ghironda.com/valgrana/rubriche/vg-arte.htm] [accessed 8 July 2009]: "fonte battesimale risalente al 1456 opera dell'officina dei fratelli Zabreri". One of the characteristic fonts 'Credo' fonts of the workshop; the octagonal basin bears the beginning of the Credo text on its sides; the tall underbowl chamfer is decorated with emblems [IHS], charged shields and the usual large leaves at the angles, and scallops at the bottom; the stem is round with a prominent octagonal centre ring bearing letters; the moulded lower base is round-to-octagonal and appears to have spur-like motifs on it.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: 1) on the basin sides
2) on the crntre ring of the stem
Inscription Text: 1) [Credo text -- full transcription not available] "[...] / in deum / patrem / o[...]"
Inscription Source: photograph